Tray for dish-washing machines.



C. N. CLARK.

TRAY FOR DISH WASHING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED IAII.20. |916.

Patented June 20, 1916.

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C.- N. CLARK.

TRAY FOR DISH WASHING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED IAN.20, Isle.

Patented June 20, 1916.

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llllFlFl@ CHARLIE N. CLARK, OE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TO TWIN' CITY DISH WASHER COMPANY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, A CORPORATION OF MINNE- Sora.

TRAY FOR DISH-WASHING MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pat-,gmtqd Jun@ 2t), 1191MB,"

Application led January 20, 1916. Serial No. 73,142.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLIE N. CLARK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Traysfor Dish-Washing Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My present invention relates to dish washing machines, and has for its object to pro vide an improved dish holding rack or tray.

Particularly, the invention has for its object to provide a tray or rack especially adapted for use in connection with dish washing machines of the type disclosed and claimed in my pending application S. N.

52,437,1i1ed sept. 24,1915. 0

In the accompanying drawings whlch illustrate the invention, like'characters in' dicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing: Figures 1 and 2 are plan views of the improved tray illustrating different adjustments of \they movable parts thereof Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken approximately on the line :v3 m3 of Fig. 2,

some parts being shown in full; and Fig. l

is a transverse vertical section taken approximately on the line wt of Fig. 2. rl`he tray comprises a rectangular marginal frame l having permanently -`secured longitudinally extended bottom slats 2 and removable partitions or spacing bars 3 and 3a. rllhe partition bars 3 and 3a are alike except that the latter stand higher at their upper edges than the former, but they are all set obliquely, both in respect to a vertical and in respect to the transverse end bars of the tray, and they are all detachably seated nally across all of the Apartition bars., while .the rod 8 is only long enough to reach longitudinally across about one-half of the said spaclng rods.

A'lo one of the spacing bars 3 is attached an obliquely set cup 9 adapted to hold the handle portions of forks, knives, spoons, and the like. The bottom of the said cup is perforated to permit the water to run readily therefrom.

When the trayabove described is placed in a washing' machine of the character disclosed in my' said co-pending application, water will be thrown onto the tray in a direction -parallel to the end bars thereof. The dishes held in the spaces between the bars- 3 and 3a will, therefore, be set oblique to the direction in which the water is dashed against the same, so that the water will be thrown against the exposed faces of the dishes obliquely, thereby insuring good' washing of the dishes. When" all of the bars 3 and 3a are in the rack and the dividing rods are removed, the rack is then adapted to hold large dishes, in the spaces between the partitions or dividing bars. When the long dividing rod 7 is applied, as shown in Fig. 1, the rack is then adapted to hold small dishes, such as saucers or shallow Sauce dishes. -To adjust the rack to hold tea cups or deep dishes, certain of the spacing bars should be removed so as to widen the space between adjacent spacing bars. Whenthe partition having the cup 9 is applied inthe rack, it is adapted to hold knives, forks and spoons, so that they will be washed by the action of the machine. yIhe knives, forks, and spoons to be washed should be placed with the handles in the cup and with their other ends projecting and exposed to the action of the water from the washing machine. The cup is obliquelyl set so that the knives, forks and spoons will be heldin oblique positions.

To make room for the cup 9, several of the partitions or spacing bars should be removed, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. With .the parts of therack adjusted as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, it is adapted to hold several plates, a large number of saucers and several tea cups. To adapt the rack to hold tea cups, requires the removal of about two spacing bars from between the spacing bars between which the tea cups are to be inserted. From what has been said, it is thought* to be evident that the tray can be adjusted in a great many different Ways, so as to thereby adapt it to hold all sorts of dishes, tea cups, and other articles, such as knives, forks and spoons. The rack is therefore of such adjustable character that it is not necessary to' furnish dierent kinds of racks foil the same Washing machine, but, of course, any desired number .of these trays may be employed in connection With a single Washing machine.

What I claim is:

. l. A tray for dish Washing machines comprising a rectangular frame having a skeleton bottom, and provided With removable spacing bars, certain of which spacing bars In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature 30 in presence of two Witnesses. I

CHARLIE N. CLARK.

Witnesses:

HARRY D. KILGORE, F. D. MICHAEL. 

